Spanish Olympic Committee President Blanco To Travel To Gain Support For Madrid 2020

Following each candidacy's final presentation to voters last week, Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) President Alejandro Blanco "will travel the world with the goal of finding support" for Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Olympics, according to Matilla & Jiménez of AS. First, Blanco will go to Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday and tour other African countries until Sunday. The next week, "Blanco could go to Ecuador." In August, Blanco will attend the Judo World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (AS, 7/7).